News Releases

GAHANNA, Ohio, Dec. 29, 2014 - Approximately 105,000 AEP Ohio customers throughout the company's service territory will receive updated electric meters over the next five months as the company expands the use of automated meter reading (AMR) technology. AMR technology provides a means of reading electric meters remotely.

GAHANNA, Ohio, Dec. 17, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and AEP Ohio Transmission Company will use helicopters and implosion welding to rewire the Sporn-Muskingum River 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line from Waterford, Ohio to New Haven, West Virginia.

GAHANNA, Ohio, Dec. 4, 2014 - As a way to educate customers about its Appliance Recycling Program, AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP), has selected Zanesville artists, Joleen Kinsel, Carrie Turner and Natasha Oliver of The Artist Collective, to turn an inefficient refrigerator into a work of art inspired by three legendary artists, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol and Vincent van Gogh.

GAHANNA. Ohio, Dec. 1, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and the Village of Rio Grande partnered to help residents and businesses reduce energy use and costs through Community Energy Savers, a pilot program offered by the company.

GAHANNA, Ohio, Dec. 1, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and the Village of Somerset partnered to help residents and businesses reduce energy use and costs through Community Energy Savers, a pilot program offered by the company.

GAHANNA, Ohio, Nov. 5, 2014 - As a way to educate customers about its Appliance Recycling Program, AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP), has selected Canton artist, Su Nimon, to turn an inefficient freezer into a work of art.

GAHANNA, Ohio, Oct. 28, 2014 - As a way to educate customers about its Appliance Recycling Program, AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP), has selected Athens artist, Teresa Sager, to turn an inefficient refrigerator into a work of art.

GAHANNA, Ohio, Oct. 3, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) an expanded Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) designed to provide customers with more stable electricity prices during periods of market volatility while continuing the economic viability of Ohio's generation.

UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio, Sept. 25, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), has announced the city of Upper Arlington has successfully completed its participation goal in the AEP Ohio Community Energy Savers program, an innovative energy efficiency pilot program.

GAHANNA, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2014 - Efforts to improve the reliability of electric service in southeastern Ohio could get started as early as this fall. AEP Ohio, AEP Ohio Transmission Company, Washington Electric Cooperative and Buckeye Power are announcing a preliminary schedule and defining three components of the Marietta Area Transmission Project.

AMESVILLE, Ohio, September 24, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has announced that the village of Amesville has exceeded its participation goal in Community Energy Savers, 6 weeks ahead of their deadline.

GAHANNA, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and AEP Ohio Transmission Company are using helicopters this week to do line maintenance to a portion of a high-voltage 765-kilovolt (kV) transmission line from Marysville, Ohio, to the Indiana state line.

GAHANNA, Ohio, Sept. 9, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and AEP Ohio Transmission Company are taking steps to improve electric service in Jefferson County. The plan includes construction of a new 138-kilovolt (kV) transmission substation in Wells Township.

GAHANNA, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2014 - Parents about to become empty nesters with a son or daughter leaving for college can save and make money by parting ways with an extra refrigerator or freezer. AEP Ohio makes it easy and rewarding to responsibly dispose of these now unnecessary appliances through its refrigerator recycling program.

GAHANNA, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and AEP Transmission will do extensive work Aug. 12 on the electric distribution and transmission systems in the Oak Hill area of Jackson County.

RIO GRANDE, Ohio, August 1, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and the Village of Rio Grande are partnering to help residents and businesses reduce energy use and costs through the Community Energy Savers pilot program.

SOMERSET, Ohio, July 29, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and the village of Somerset are partnering to help residents and businesses reduce energy use and costs through the Community Energy Savers pilot program.

GAHANNA, Ohio, July 23, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), has announced three communities have exceeded their participation goals in Community Energy Savers, an innovative, new energy efficiency pilot program. The three communities are the cities of Lima, Louisville and the Discovery District of Columbus, located in the eastern half of Downtown Columbus.

GAHANNA, Ohio, July 18, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), Buckeye Power and Washington Electric Cooperative have reached an agreement to improve electric service reliability in the Marietta and surrounding area.

Gahanna, Ohio, July 14, 2014 - To commemorate the opening of a new recycling facility, AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP), is raising the incentive for customers who choose to retire and recycle their energy inefficient refrigerators and freezers.

GAHANNA, Ohio, July 8, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and the AEP Ohio Transmission Company are announcing the proposal of a third transmission line route for its previously announced Biers Run-Hopetown-Delano 138-kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line Project in Ross County.

AMESVILLE, Ohio, July 7, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and the village of Amesville are partnering to help residents and businesses reduce energy use and costs through a pilot program called Community Energy Savers. Community Energy Savers, launched by AEP Ohio, works with communities to encourage residents and businesses to participate in energy efficiency programs offered by AEP Ohio. Not only do community members benefit from saving energy and money in their homes and businesses, their actions also help the community receive incentives from AEP Ohio that can be put towards an improvement project identified by the community.

COLUMBUS, OH - July 7, 2014 - To meet the expectations of increasingly knowledgeable and selective new home buyers, Columbia Gas of Ohio and AEP Ohio will roll out a new name and website for their energy savings program that provides energy efficiency guidelines - from the ground up - for new home construction.

GAHANNA, Ohio, May 23, 2014 - As part of a regional upgrade to the transmission grid in southeastern Ohio and West Virginia, AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and the AEP Ohio Transmission Company plan to replace the existing wire on a 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that runs from Waterford, Ohio, to New Haven, West Virginia.

GAHANNA, Ohio, May 20, 2014 - AEP Ohio residential customers now have the option of obtaining additional protection on critical electric equipment, thanks to a new home warranty program now being offered by the company.

GAHANNA, Ohio, April 30, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) honored 14 businesses, organizations and educators from throughout the state at its second Energy Efficiency Awards event held yesterday at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center in Columbus.

Columbus, Ohio, March 6, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and the Discovery District Civic Association (DDCA) are partnering to help residents and businesses reduce energy use and costs through a pilot program called Community Energy Savers.

GAHANNA, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and AEP Ohio Transmission Company will use helicopters to install a new high-voltage 138-kilovolt (kV) transmission line in parts of Delaware, Franklin and Union counties.

LOUISVILLE, Ohio, February 3, 2014 - AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and the city of Louisville are partnering to help residents and businesses reduce energy use and costs through a pilot program called Community Energy Savers.

AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), and the city of Lima are partnering to help residents and businesses reduce energy use and costs through a pilot program called Community Energy Savers.

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